 U.S. should give Ukraine weapons to actually win, Mike Pompeo. As the Republican Party remains sharply divided on future U.S. military aid to Kiev, N.V. media outlets spoke with former U.S. Secretary of State and CIA chief Mike Pompeo, exploring the question of how Washington should structure its Ukraine policy. I am indeed a member of the Republican Party. I was one of the leading figures in the Donald Trump administration that first actually provided Ukraine with lethal weapons, Pompeo recalls. I hope the Ukrainian people remember that the Obama administration denied Ukraine the tools necessary to defend against the Russian aggression in 2014. The Trump administration held Russia in check, and my main criticism of President Joe Biden and frankly, NATO, is that they have failed to deter Vladimir Putin from the senseless destruction that has been occurring since February 2022, he added. On the current hurdles with passing a support package for Ukraine, which has arisen due to the stance of Republicans in the U.S., House of Representatives Pompeo expressed confidence that the United States would ultimately continue to provide Ukraine with the resources and tools it needs. I personally, as Mike, would like us to do more and quicker, the former official said. I am confident that America will continue to do this and I will continue to work to make sure that happens, he said.